The nurse assesses that the older adult is not dehydrated when a fold of skin pinched up on the upper chest of the patient returns to normal position in _____ seconds
a. 6
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
A
If the tented skinfold takes more than 8 seconds to return to normal position, the patient is con-sidered to be dehydrated.
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